Categories David Resting on the line: mallard drakes Post author By David Post date 25 May 2016 Two mallard drakes, part of the West Park duck population, asleep or resting balancing on the line of rope separating the boating area from the rest of the lake. It seems a very strange place to choose, but it gets well used. ← Carrion crow, head to one side → Blackbird on a look-out branch